第一卷（选择题，共85分）

第一部分 听力（共两小节，满分20分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

What is the weather like today?

Rainy. B. Sunny. C. Windy.

How long is the restaurant open every day?

About three hours. B. About seven hours. C. About ten hours.

What does the woman ask the man to do?

Meet Anna. B. Send an e-mail. C. Answer a call.

Who is the woman?

A doctor. B. A chemist. C. A computer programmer.

Where did the man put the old cases?

In the yellow boxes. B. In the drawers. C. In the bookcase.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

Where is Monica?

In the Personnel Department. B. In a meeting room. C. In the man’s office.

What does the man want Monica to do?

Talk with Kelly. B. Return to her office. C. Ring him back.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

What is the relationship between the speakers?

Host and guest. B. Boss and employee. C. Interviewer and interviewee.

What does the man think of his last boss?

Boring. B. Respectable. C. Demanding.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

Where is the waterfall?

In Galina Park. B. In Waleria Park. C. In National Park.

When can people visit the waterfall?

In April. B. In February. C. In January.

How high is the waterfall?

10 meters. B. 28 meters. C. 42 meters.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

How did Erica first get to know koalas?

She saw them on TV.

Her parents told her about them.

She saw them on her first trip to Australia.

What does Erica say about koalas?

They look like bears.

They eat a little every day.

They are not good at climbing trees.

How long can koalas live?

7 years. B. 10 years. C. 17 years.

What mainly leads to a decrease in the number of koalas?

People kill them for their fur.

They get injured by other animals.

Their living places are damaged.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

When did the Weston Museum of science first open?

In 1859. B. In 1899. C. In 1951.

When is the museum open for 12 hours?

On Thursday. B. On Friday. C. On Saturday.

What is the subject of the children’s activity this week?

Planets. B. Photography. C. Travel.

What does the speaker remind people?

The museum car park isn’t open until July 24.

The cafe will open in a few days.

The museum is under repair now.

第二部分：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题 卡上将该项涂黑。

21. In his lecture, the professor referred to the belief ________ the elderly are wise, ________ is particularly dominant(支配的) in Chinese culture.

A. that; one B. that; one that C. which; which D. that; that

22. Every time he ________ an order, he received a failure notice, which either informed him that tickets were sold out or that too many people were waiting in front of him.

A．registered B．underlined C．submitted D. substituted

23.______ all the difficulties that his disease has caused him, Stephen Hawking has achieved more than many healthy people do.

A. In spite of B. In terms of C. On account of D. With regard to

24. Consumers, whose purchases?________?about 70% of economic activity, face a variety of challenges.

A. take up B. account for C. hold up D. turn over

25. Though it is 20 years ______ we last met, I still remember the scene ______ we got separated on a rainy day.

A. before; where B. since; where C. since; when D. before; which

26. Beijing was under an “ orange” smog alert on Feb. 24, which marks the first time the second-highest warning level of a new system introduced last year_____.

A. has been raised B. raised C. has risen D. rose

27. “Qianshui(潜水)”, which ______ means diving, now refers to someone who only views the postings across the website but never makes any comments.

deliberately B. originally C. accidentally D. ridiculously

28. To tell you the truth, the explosion in Tianjin and the damage ____ resulted in set me thinking a lot.

A. which B. that C. it D. what

29. ---I feel terrible. I didn’t do well in the math test.

---__________. You’re already making progress and will surely learn it well.

A. Don’t be silly. B. Don’t take things for granted

C. Don’t put the cart before the horse D. Don’t take it too hard

30. ---Tina failed again in the math exam!

--- But it was an easy test and she _______

A. could pass B. must have passed C. would pass D. should have passed

31. The expression “APEC Blue” took off with the public after the APEC meetings, ______ to the amazing, temporary, blue skies over Beijing.

A. referred B. having referred C. to have referred D. referring

32. Hotels sell service rather than a product, or, to ______ it another way, service is their product.

A. put B. place C. set D. speak

33. _____ girls can be ______ they would like to be, whether it is a pilot or an astronaut, is being accepted all around the world.

A. What; whomever B. That; whatever C. If; whoever D. 不填；whatever

34. According to the library rules, no one _____ take any magazine out of the reading room.

A. need B. may C. shall D. will

35. According to international standards, a country or region is considered to have an ‘aging society’ ______ the number of people over 60 reaches 10% or more of its population.

A. unless B. once C. though D. before

第三部分: 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

快速阅读下面的短文，掌握文章大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中 选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

People often ask me how I write with four children.

More often than not, my stories are pieced together, written, and edited in a series of 36 moments. If I’m working while the kids are home, I have the added 37 of tuning out their chaos. I’ll write and write until I fall under a spell(着迷), and just when I was getting 38 , it happens—Camille will 39 into my office wearing a big smile—and a smelling diaper (尿布).

I wish I had a daily 40 , a solid time no one can interrupt, but I don’t. I may go days or even weeks without writing. I hate these 41 , but much as I like to believe the world needs my writing, my daughters need me much more. So for now I write when I can. While this arrangement works, I sometimes 42 how productive I’d be if my life wasn’t stop-and-go. With time on my side, I could be a writing machine, 43 at once what would normally take me months.

This leads me to a question I find 44 to all parents: Do kids hold back or 45 our dreams? Children are needy by nature, and regardless of how much 46 we show them, they want more. By the time we tend to them, we’re tired out—and 47 in the mood to follow our dream. They push our personal pleasures 48 and slow us down, making tortoises out of hares.

On the other hand, children add a richness to our lives that I believe inspires better work, thus 49 for time we lose. As a writer, I don’t find inspiration sitting at my computer. 50 , I find it when I’m out living, and the 51 I take because of my children—going to the ballpark, birthday parties, even doctor visits—put me in 52 with people who constantly set off new ideas. Many ideas arise through 53 conversation, which can 54 me like thunder. Immediately, I’ll make a mental note, knowing that someday I’ll use that 55 in a story.

36．A. quiet B. stolen C. critical D. precious

37．A. courage B. challenge C. instruction D. priority

38．A. direction B. invention C. inspiration D. application

39．A. crawl B. slip C. jog D. tiptoe

40．A. habit B. method C. technique D. routine

41．A. breaks B. days C. weeks D. needs

42．A. doubt B. believe C. deny D. wonder

43．A. operating B. working C. accomplishing D. running

44．A. challenging B. remaining C. relevant D. controversial

45．A. prevent B. inspire C. awake D. interpret

46．A. attention B. effort C. concentration D. time

47．A. hardly B. practically C. totally D. fairly

48．A. ahead B. back C. aside D. down

49．A. allowing B. turning C. calling D. compensating

50．A. Still B. Instead C. Therefore D. Consequently

51．A. courses B. chances C. risks D. paths

52．A. harmony B. agreement C. line D. contact

53．A. brief B. normal C. casual D. intelligent

54．A. explode B. hit C. destroy D. multiply

55．A. piece B. talk C. scene D. acquaintance

第四部分：阅读理解(共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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